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• AMA boss asks ratepayers to pay up

  The Accra Metropolitan Assembly Chief Executive Officer, Stanley Nii Adjiri Blankson, on Monday appealed to ratepayers to pay their required rates and fees to enable the assembly raise enough funds to support the development of Accra. "We have travelled... Posted Aug 19 2008, 10:02 AM by daisy with | with no comments Filed under: Accra, AMA, Stakeholders Forum

• Madina Robbery Suspects Unidentified

  Four witnesses in the Madina robbery incident which led to the killing of a policeman failed to identify any of the eleven suspected criminals during an identification parade conducted by the Regional Police Command in Accra on Tuesday, even though they... Posted Jul 10 2008, 11:23 AM by daisy with | with no comments Filed under: Crime, Accra, Armed robbery identification parade, Ecobank robbery suspects

• 79 more suspected criminals nabbed

  Seventy-nine more suspected criminals, including seven women, were arrested in Accra last Saturday in another police swoop to rid the national capital of crime. The operation, which was led by the Regional Police Operations Officer, Chief Superintendent... Posted Jul 07 2008, 11:55 AM by daisy with | with no comments Filed under: Crime, Accra, police swoop

• I'm most qualified for running-mate - I. C. Quaye

  Accra (Gh) – 30 June 2008 - The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Sheikh I.C. Quaye, has said it will not be out of place if the New Patriotic Party flag bearer, Nana Addo, Dankwa Akufo-Addo heeds the voice of the people and nominates him as his running... Posted Jun 30 2008, 11:34 AM by daisy with | with no comments Filed under: Accra, I.C Quaye, Party Flag bearer

• Accra’s Perpetual Traffic Lights

  A traffic jam and a non-functioning traffic light at an intersection in Accra, when they occur on any of the notorious roads or streets, can be stressful moments for the city’s motorists, more so for those still learning the ropes of driving. This scenario... Posted Jun 17 2008, 10:43 AM by daisy with | with no comments Filed under: Accra, Traffic lights

• Veep addresses Second Regional Seminar on tourism

  Accra (GH) – 21 May 2008 - Over 100 stakeholders in the tourism industry in West Africa, on Tuesday converged in Accra, to attend the Second Africa Regional Seminar on Tourism and Handicrafts, which aims at enhancing the two key sectors to contribute... Posted May 21 2008, 01:30 PM by daisy with | with no comments Filed under: Accra, tourism imdustry, stakeholders

• Monetary Policy Committee Briefing - Matters Arising

  Accra (GH) – 21 May 2008 - Our Elders say that if one wants to appreciate what death is like one should compare sleep to it. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) chaired by the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Paul Acquah held one of its press briefings... Posted May 21 2008, 01:22 PM by daisy with | with no comments Filed under: Accra, committee, our elders

• Major Downpour Hits Accra, Kumasi

  Accra and some parts of the country witnessed a major downpour which wreaked havoc to some residents living in low-lying areas. The rain, which started at about 3.30am on Wednesday, increased in intensity as rooms started getting filled with water. The... Posted Apr 24 2008, 01:39 PM by daisy with | with no comments Filed under: Accra, Kumasi, Flood, downpours

• Political expediency fuels hawking

  The nagging problem of street hawking in the country’s major cities and towns is being fuelled by political expediency. The debilitating aloofness and ambivalence on the part of decision makers has allowed the practice to go on unabated. Some street hawkers... Posted Apr 17 2008, 11:51 AM by daisy with | with no comments Filed under: Accra, Street hawking

• Accra to benefit from 13 boreholes

  Efforts at addressing the water shortage in Accra have intensified with the drilling and mechanisation of 13 boreholes in the national capital and its environs. The Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Mr Boniface Abubakar Saddique, who announced... Posted Mar 11 2008, 10:43 PM by ofosua with | with no comments Filed under: Accra, boreholes

• Unbearable Water Shortages

  Complaints of unavailability of water in certain parts of the Accra Metropolis are becoming unbearable and steps must be taken to solve the problem before it gets out of hand. Water, it is said, is life, therefore where there is no water there cannot... Posted Feb 29 2008, 10:29 AM by daisy with | with no comments Filed under: Accra, Headline, Water crisis

• Assembly to arrest litter offenders tomorrow

  Assembly to arrest litter offenders tomorrow The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) would, from November arrest those who indiscriminately dispose waste as new measure to clear the city of filth. The initiative, which would start on pilot basis at the... Posted Oct 31 2007, 02:20 PM by ghanazone with | with no comments Filed under: Accra, AMA